The Averoff Gallery, also known as the Averof Art Gallery of Metsovo, is an

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Metsovo Metsovo (; ) is a town in Epirus (region), Epirus, in the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the west and Meteora to the east. The largest centre of Aromanians, Aromanian (Vlach) life in Greece, Metsovo is a large regio ...

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. It was built in 1985 and inaugurated in 1988. In 1994 the building was extended to include a new wing and its facilities were updated. Its initial collection consisted of 200 paintings and sculptures of Greek artists of the 19th and 20th century, which are still part of its permanent exhibition. After the museum's expansion, the collection was significantly augmented.

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Art museums and galleries in Greece Metsovo 1988 establishments in Greece Art museums and galleries established in 1988 Museums in Ioannina (regional unit) {{greece-museum-stub